Manifestation of a complex of Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc. species on seeds and seedlings of cereals, legumes, oilseeds and cereals by T. Rozhkova, L. Biliavska, H. Iutynska, L. Tytova, N. Leonova, M. Loboda, A. Sylchuk, Ye. Rozhkova

“…Methods. Laboratory methods: germination of crop seeds in different soil samples and study of seedling development; identification of fungal species that formed mycelium layers during seed germination; analysis of soil mycobiota; determination of drug efficacy. …”
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Optimal power flow using recent red-tailed hawk optimization algorithm by Ahmed M Nassef, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Mohamed Louzazni

“…The optimal power flow (OPF) solution determines the most efficient and secure operating point by considering certain objective functions and ensuring the system's operational restrictions are met. …”
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ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY ISOLATION EVALUATION OF MAJOR MICROORGANISMS IN PERIODONTAL TISSUE PATHOLOGY by S.B. Kostenko

“…Determination of levels antibiotic sensitivity was carried out using a disco-diffusion method with the advice and algorithm identified by order MOH Ukraine 05.04.2007 № 167 "On Approval of guidelines" Determination of the sensitivity of microorganisms to antibiotics and in accordance with the recommendations EUCAST (Eurepean Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing). …”
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Acute effects of isolated and combined dietary nitrate and caffeine ingestion on ergometer-based 1000 m time trial performance in highly trained kayakers by Johannes Pollex, Martin Behrens, Thomas Mittlmeier, Sven Bruhn, Matthias Weippert

“…These findings might be related to the dosage and/or a ceiling effect due to the already efficient vascular, metabolic, and muscle function, including high amounts of endogenous produced nitric oxide, in athletes.…”
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Awarding Performance-Based Bonuses to Top Managers of Russian State-Owned Companies by R. V. Gubarev, E. I. Dzyuba, F. S. Fayzullin

“…The issue-related methodology is elaborated and implemented in several successive stages: 1) the particular indicators system formation characterizing the corporate performance in an integrated fashion; 2) the normalization of such indicators values; 3) calculation of the integrating corporate efficiency indicator (quantitative evaluation); 4) qualitative evaluation of managerial effectiveness; 5) elaboration of a progressive scale: integrating corporate efficiency indicator - the level of awarding bonuses to the company top managers and 6) determination of the bonus level for the management (board) of the company. …”
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Frequency Characteristics of the Electrical Fields of the Cylindrical System of the Piezoceramic Radiators with the Baffle in the Inner Cavity by A.G. Leiko, Y.I. Starovoit

“…Analysis of the results of the numerical experiments allow us to determine some special features in the electrical fields, that influence on the energetical efficiency of the radiating systems. …”
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Evaluating land suitability for Rhus coriaria L. (Sumac) by habitat suitability model by Masoud ESHGHIZADEH

“…The main objective of this study is to provide a method to determine the suitable areas to develop the R. coriaria cultivation with a case study in Gonabad County of Iran. …”
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Selection of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Using Multicriteria Decision-Making for Defence by Mustafa Hamurcu, Tamer Eren

“…Firstly, AHP, a MCDM method, is used to determine the weights of each critical factor. …”
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Longitudinal Hierarchical Control of Autonomous Vehicle Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning and PID Algorithm by Jialu Ma, Pingping Zhang, Yixian Li, Yuhang Gao, Jiandong Zhao

“…A hierarchical longitudinal control system that integrates deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) and proportional–integral–derivative (PID) control algorithms was proposed in this paper to ensure safe and efficient vehicle operation. First, a hierarchical control structure was employed to devise the longitudinal control algorithm, utilizing a Carsim-based model of the vehicle’s longitudinal dynamics. …”
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Superstatistical Wind Fields from Pointwise Atmospheric Turbulence Measurements by J. Friedrich, D. Moreno, M. Sinhuber, M. Wächter, J. Peinke

“…We propose a new and efficient sampling algorithm for this Gaussian scale mixture and demonstrate how such “superstatistical” wind fields can be constrained on a certain number of real-world measurement data points from a meteorological mast array.…”
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Course Scheduling Using Genetic Algorithms Enhanced by Linear Regression for Data Mining Course Participants by Arie Susetio Utami, Agust Isa Martinus, Freddy Wicaksono, Rangga Manggala Yudha

“…The designed scheduling system has a prediction model with high accuracy and a coefficient of determination (R-Sq.) above 95% and RMSE below 10. This scheduling system is efficient, minimizing scheduling conflicts to 0 percent…”
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Effect of Underwriter’s Reputation on Performance of small business IPOs by P. Siwach, P. R. Kumar, V. Gupta

“…Overall, the results indicate that, in the longterm, IPOs of Indian small and medium-sized enterprises are over efficient with regard to reputation signals. On the contrary, the calendar-time method and multifactor model indicate the low long-term IPO effectiveness of the SME. …”
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Implementation of Human Resource Development Strategies in Improving Employee Motivation and Work Effectiveness by Emilia Ainur, Ujang Syahrul Mubarrok

“…In this case, the workforce is an important asset owned by the company and has a big role in determining the company's success. Human resource development (HRD) is a crucial element for companies in improving the skills of each employee so that the work done can be more effective and efficient. …”
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Restrukturisasi daging sandung lamur menjadi patties burger menggunakan enzim transglutaminase by Norma Rahma Susanti, Santi Dwi Astuti, Isti Handayani

“…The effectiveness index analysis showed a combination of milled brisket with the addition of 1% TGase could be an efficient method to increase the physical properties.…”
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Deloading Algorithm for Highly Effective Suppressing Locomotive Slip and Slide by LI Jianghong, CHEN Huaguo, HU Zhaowen, XU Li, PENG Huishui

“…Because over deloading would reduce wheel-rail adhesion utilization efficiency, it was important to determine the critical time when deloadding should be stopped. …”
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THE EFFECT OF TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE – CASE STUDY OF 5 ALGERIAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS by Ali Bousbia Brahim, Ognjen Riđić, Tomislav Jukić

“…Quantitative survey instrument design was adopted as the most cost efficient for this research. Convenience sampling method was utilized. …”
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THE EFFECT OF TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE – CASE STUDY OF 5 ALGERIAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS by Ali Bousbia Brahim, Ognjen Riđić, Tomislav Jukić

“…Quantitative survey instrument design was adopted as the most cost efficient for this research. Convenience sampling method was utilized. …”
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Optimising the use of IV zoledronic acid treatment in neck of femur fracture patients: a quality improvement project by Sean Von Hagt, Uma Sirisha Pusapati

“…The delay between initiation of zoledronic acid and discharge (9.98 days) suggests that this treatment is a significant factor in determining length of stay.• Thursday admissions showed the greatest delays for both vitamin D loading (4.25 days) and zoledronic acid administration (13.25 days), while Friday and Sunday admissions were the most efficient (Fig 1).• The mean time from patient admission to discharge was 19.80 days.• Others notable delaying factors include obtaining calcium levels before zoledronic acid prescription, postoperative complications (eg, infections or acute kidney injury) and administrative hurdles, such as medication unavailability and lack of formal consent. …”
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Relative Importance of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Attributes for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Poudel N, Qian J, Garza KB, Zeng P, Curtis JR, Ngorsuraches S

“…The objective of this study is to determine the relative importance of DMARD attributes, including fatigue reduction, from the patient perspective.Patients and Methods: We conducted a web-based discrete choice experiment (DCE) survey among RA patients in the US. …”
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A Sea Horse Optimization-Based Approach for PEM Fuel Cell Model Parameter Estimation by Ali Erduman, Gizem Hazar, Evrim Baran Aydın

“…Overall, the SHO algorithm is demonstrated to be an efficient, robust, and promising alternative to conventional methods for parameter identification in PEMFC modeling.…”
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